Completing Your Financial Aid Application

STEP 1: Submit a Free Application for Federal Student (FAFSA) to the federal
government online at www.fafsa.ed.gov.

FAFSA worksheets are available in the Financial Aid Office if you need them. Be sure to list the Merced College school code, 001237, on your FAFSA. We also have financial aid computers in front of the Financial Aid Office for you to use. In addition, there are weekly FAFSA workshops to assist you in completing your financial aid application.

The federal government analyzes and summarizes the information you provide on the FAFSA and creates your Student Aid Report (SAR). You will receive your SAR via email if you provided an email address or at your address if you did not indicate an email address.

Please see the Merced College Financial Aid Handbook

STEP 2: Come into the Merced College Financial Aid Office 1 to 3 weeks after you
submit your FAFSA and pick up all our other required paperwork.

If you have received your SAR, bring it with you. If not, we should be
able to access your information via our computer connection with the
Department of Education. We will ask you to complete some additional
Merced College financial aid forms (Supplemental Form, Terms of Agreement, Verification Worksheet, etc.).

STEP 3: Turn in all your financial aid paperwork to the Financial Aid Office.

It is very important to turn in all your financial aid documents as soon as
possible. You can submit all your financial aid paperwork after you have turned in your Merced College Admissions Application.You do not need to register for classes prior to turning in your financial aid paperwork. If you delay or wait until school starts to contact our office, you may not receive your financial aid money at the beginning of the semester.